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Riders WR Jaylen Johnson set for CFL debut against BC Lions
Jaylen Johnson will get the first opportunity on Saturday to show he's the right piece for the Saskatchewan Roughriders puzzle.The wide receiver won one of the starting spots in the team's offence aft...
Jun 12, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Jaylen Johnson will make his CFL debut on June 13, 2026, against the B.C. Lions. (Image Credit: Jaylen Johnson/Instagram)
'Everybody's got to be on board': Communities urge preparedness after wildfire review
Communities that found themselves on the front lines of Saskatchewan's devastating 2025 wildfire season said that a new independent review confirms many of the challenges they experienced as wildfires...
Jun 12, 2026 Rebuilding continues in Denare Beach, a community still recovering from last year's wildfires. The Deputy Mayor is pleased with the recommendations made in an independent review of the SPSA's wildfire response last summer. (Image Credit: Eric Schmalz/Facebook)
Four wanted suspects caught, 12 warrants executed in RCMP Battlefords-area operation
A targeted four-day RCMP enforcement operation in the Battlefords area resulted in the arrests of four people wanted in connection with alleged serious violent offences, with officers executing 12 out...
Jun 12, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)
Over 200 tickets issues in Lloydminster area in traffic safety initiative
220 tickets were issued for speeding, seatbelt, and cellphone violations by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services during patrols in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, and seven drivers had their licenses suspen...
Jun 12, 2026 A total of 429 vehicles were stopped in and around Lloydminster in a span of three days between June 5-7. (Image Credit: file photo/battlefordsNOW)
North Battleford to consider tougher rules for boarded-up vacant buildings, taxi overhaul
Long-boarded vacant buildings in North Battleford could face remedy orders going so far as demolition under a proposed bylaw amendment set to come before the city's planning committee Monday.The draft...
Jun 12, 2026 North Battleford City Hall in the downtown area (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)
Buyer expecting large morel crops in Northern Sask.
A mushroom buyer is expecting a bumper crop year for morels near La Ronge and other parts of Northern Saskatchewan. Andrey Vinogradov of White Raven Foraging has set up a camp at the junction of Highw...
Jun 12, 2026 Morels are found in great quantities following a wildfire. (Image Credit: ID 111373101 © Andrew Phelps | Dreamstime.com)
Young entrepreneurs betting on rural Sask. and finding room to grow
New businesses don't just create jobs. They fill service gaps, create gathering places and give people more reasons to invest in the communities they call home.That message emerged Thursday as young l...
Jun 12, 2026 From left, Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce board chair Ashlee Babin; Makenna Furber and Teigan Furber, co-founders of Swimming Lessons @ YourTownHere; Clarissa Scheidl, co-owner of Birdie’s Golf Lounge in North Battleford; and Dr. Lyndon Jellison, owner of Longevity Chiropractic and Wellness in Unity, take part in the Chamber on Tap young entrepreneurs panel at Armoury Brewing Company in North Battleford on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Review finds Sask. Public Safety Agency ‘was not fully prepared’ for 2025 wildfire season
An independent review into the Government of Saskatchewan's response to the destructive 2025 wildfire season - the worst in Saskatchewan's history - found the province's public safety agency wasn't ad...
Jun 12, 2026 A photo of the Lobstick Fire shared on May 31, 2026 by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Warrior Spirit Martial Arts fighters and coach gearing up for Muay Thai World Festival
The WBC Amazing Muay Thai World Festival is fast approaching, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 25 to 29, and a local gym has multiple connections to Team Canada. Warrior Spirit Martial Art...
Jun 12, 2026 Braant Ford (fighter, far left), Christian Isaiha Pete (fighter, third from left), Stuart Fontaine (coach, middle) and Russ Paskamin (fighter, far right) will all represent Warrior Spirit Martial Arts Academy with team Canada at the World Muay Thai Festival in Bangkok. (Image Credit: Submitted/Stuart Fontaine)
Tornado that destroyed Alameda farm was strongest in Sask. since 2010
The tornado that flattened an Alameda farmyard on Tuesday was the strongest Saskatchewan has seen in more than a decade.The Northern Tornadoes Project, a research group based at Western University, as...
Jun 12, 2026 Erin Brown captured footage of the tornado south of Oxbow on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Erin Brown/Facebook)